diff --git a/tests/ieee802154_submac/Makefile b/tests/ieee802154_submac/Makefile
index 198d60d39e..1975e1bcc0 100644
--- a/tests/ieee802154_submac/Makefile
+++ b/tests/ieee802154_submac/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ BOARD_WHITELIST :=  \
 					arduino-nano-33-ble \
 					cc2538dk \
 					feather-nrf52840 \
+					native \
 					nrf52840dk \
 					nrf52840dongle \
 					nrf52840-mdk \
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ USEMODULE += ieee802154
 USEMODULE += ieee802154_submac
 USEMODULE += ztimer_usec
 
+ifeq ($(BOARD), native)
+  ZEP_PORT_BASE ?= 17754
+  TERMFLAGS += -z [::1]:$(ZEP_PORT_BASE)
+  USEMODULE += socket_zep
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DEVENT_THREAD_MEDIUM_STACKSIZE=1024
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c b/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
index 0e25a04279..9c03f9eb4f 100644
--- a/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
+++ b/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ static ieee802154_dev_t *_reg_callback(ieee802154_dev_type_t type, void *opaque)
     case IEEE802154_DEV_TYPE_NRF802154:
         printf("nrf52840");
         break;
+    case IEEE802154_DEV_TYPE_SOCKET_ZEP:
+        printf("socket_zep");
+        break;
     }
 
     puts(".");